Sidewalk-flusher.



E. WATKINS, SIDEWALK PLUSHER.

APPLIUATION FILED APR. 17. 1911 Patented $113,112, 1912.

[Hz/anion mien eeihvhe EVAN WATKINS, F CLEVELAND, OHIO,

Pel'lthf vice,

KSSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GUSTAV H.

HfiNN'ii, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SIDEVTALK-FLUSHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apia so, tum).

Application filed April 17. 1911. Serial No. 621,634

.a device which can be attached to an o1-'di nary garden hose and'opereted by hand to flush or clean a sidewalk or the like, en- 'abling this work to be performed in clean and convenient manner without the necessity fol carrying water, and having the adventege that the flushing et. will be applied directly or closely to the surface being Washed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompenying drawings in which- I Figure "1 is a sectional view of the device. Fig. Zis'e. sideelevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a pe'iepective view of the nozzle.

Referring specifically to the d *mvings, '6

indicates a nipple to which on ordinary hose may be coupled to provide the necessary supply of Water. This nipple projects from the rear side of aliollow valve body 7, the front. or opposite side of which has; an open ing provided with a screw 211) 8. ihe valve disk 15 seats against :1 flange 15 in the valve body, and the valve stem 5) cxtende from said dish across the interior of the valve body and Works in on opening in the cap 8. A iever is hinged to the valve body and has a slot into which the end of the valve stem 9 projects, with a cross pin 11 beh'ind the lever, so that when the levor ie p 'esscd in the volveis opened. A spring 13 is coiled around the valve stem between oproject-ion id in the valve body and. a pin 12 extending through the valve stem, and this spring tends to close the valve. The projection 14 hasnn opening through which the valve stem woi ks,

standing.

top of the valve body by a pm 1?, and the thus forming a guide for the same. A pipe 19 screwed into the bottom) of the valve body and terminates in a nozzle Ill) which hes a wide slot so that the Water is discharged in the form of a thin wide flushing sheet. The length of the pipe 19 is preferably such that it will extend to the ground when the device held by it man The handle 18 is attached to the lever 10 is so located that it may be conveniently operated by the thumb or finger of the hand holding the handle 18. in the use of the device it is held by the handle, with the nozzle adjacent to or on the sidewalk to be cleaned, and the valve is opened by pressing on the lever 10. The device may then be swung; liround or advvimced to any position desired or necessary to clean the surface.

Having-thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A fiusher COIfll'flflSillg a valve body having a handle at one end thereof. 21 pipe extending; from the other end thereof and terminating in a nozzle, a nipple at one side of the body adapted to be coupled to :1. supply pipe, a vnive seat at the innevend of said nlpple, a reciprocating valve movable in said nipple to end fromsaid seat and having a stem Working; through on opel'iing in the side of the body opposite to said nipple, and extending across Within the body, and a level" fulcrumed on the valve body and open .atively connected to said stem and extending to position beside'thehamlle, subston tially; as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, I do oliix my sigmature in presence of two witnessef's.

EVAN WATKINS.

Witnesses: JOHDLA. BOMMI-IARDT, STEDMAN J. ROCKWELL. 

